Abilities can be used by units in battle in the Total War: Warhammer series.
- Total War: Warhammer abilities - for abilities introduced in the first game - Incomplete
- Total War: Warhammer II abilities - for abilities introduced in the second game - Incomplete
- See also: Army abilities
List of Abilities
Common abilities:
- Rally!
- Stand Your Ground!
- Foe-Seeker
- Deadly Onslaught
- Guardian
- Blood Lust
- Frenzy
- Frostbite
- Heroic Killing Blow
- Poison!
- Encourage
- Slippery
- Guardian
- Rowdy
- The Chilling Aura
- The Hunger
- Contact Effects (Abilities imbued by hitting an enemy)
Spellcasters only:
Attributes
Faction-Specific
The Empire:
- Hold the Line!
- Arrows of Aqshy
- Oil Flask
- Hail of Fire
- Accusation
- Kaboom!
- Emergency Vent
- Grim Resolve
- Blinding Radiance
- Bathed in Blood
- Strength of the Penitent
- Aura of Protection
- Locus of Hysh
Warrior Priests, Arch Lectors and Volkmar the Grim:
- Hammer of Sigmar
- Divine Power
- Benediction
- Soulfire
- Faith's Bastion
- Greater Faith's Bastion
- Shield of Faith
- Grand Hammer of Sigmar
- Grand Soulfire
- Grand Shield of Faith
Greenskins:
- Get Back 'Ere!
- Waaagh! (ability)
- Smoke Bomb
- Opportunist Murderer
- Maternal Instinct
- Mad Cap Mushrooms
- Spinning Loons
- Fermented Fungi
- Don't Even Try It
- They Needs Stabbin'
- Pump Harder Ladz!
- Giant Explodin' Spores
- Da Boss' Loons
- Smash 'Em Faster
- Mither
- Overwhelming Odour
- Swamp Breath
- Spirit of Gork (or Mork)
- Rabble-Rouser
- Rubble & Ruin I
- Rubble & Ruin II
- Rubble & Ruin III
- Rock Bottom
- Thermal Thorax
- Arachneruption
- Squigs Go Boom
- Squigs Go Wild
Dwarfs:
- The Old Grumblers
- Deathblow
- Power of the Dragonback
- Marked by Ulthar
- Liquid Fortification
- Gyrocopter Bomb
- Gyrobomber Bomb
- Journey's End
- Ballistics Calibration
- Extra Powder (Also on the Warlock Engineer)
- Entrenchment
-Runelords and Runesmiths
- Forgefire
- Rune of Hearth & Home
- Rune of Oath & Steel
- Rune of Wrath & Ruin
- Rune of Negation
- Master Rune of Oath & Steel
- Master Rune of Negation
- Master Rune of Wrath & Ruin
- Locus of Power
Vampire Counts:
- Balefire
- Unholy Lodestone
- Vigour Mortis
- Undeath Resurgent
- Reliquary of Corruption
- Blasphemous Tome
- The Reliquary Binding
- The Flag of Blood Keep
- Lightning Reflexes
- Seduction
- Heart Piercing
- Honour or Death
- Storm of the Night
- Dark Protection
- Claws of Mourkain
- Ghoul King of Ushoran
- Master of the Dead
- Magical Animus
- Immortal Will
- Dark Benediction
- Black Nimbus
- Black Scythes
- Unholy Vigour
Warriors of Chaos
Bretonnia:
Beastmen
Wood Elves:
- Arrow of Kurnous
- Guardian of the Wildwood
- Prey of Anath Raema
- Call of the Woods
- Blessings of the Ancients
- Hawkish Precision
- Storm of Blades
- The Shadow's Coil
- Woven Mist
- Loec's Shroud
- The Wildfire Aura
- Whirling Death
- Dance of Loec
- Glamoured
- Insidious Glamour
- Volley of Kurnous
Norsca:
- Fight or Die!
- Rage
- Berserk (ability)
- Ruinous Flesh
- From the Mist
- Enrage
- Giver of Glory
- Favour of the Ruinous Powers
Lizardmen:
- Cold-Blooded
- Shield of the Old Ones
- Supreme Shield of the Old Ones
- Predatory Senses
- Miasma of Despair
- Monstrous Strength
- Drop Rocks of Sundering
- Drop Rocks
- Ark of Sotek
- Revivification Crystal
- Toad Rage
- Judgment of the Uxmac
- Dread Aversion
- Burning Alignment
- Portent of Warding
- Arcane Configuration
- Focus Instinct
- Warrior's Crest
Skaven:
- Blood Shield
- Cellular Instability
- Concealment Bombs
- Doomrockets
- Doppelgang
- Duck & Weave
- Demagoguery
- Evisceration
- Fickle Guardian
- Fluid Injection
- Instability I
- Instability II
- Instability III
- Looming Dread
- Loyal Guardian
- Necroparisites
- Power Grab
- Running with the Pack
- Seismic Snare
- Shock Collar
- Scurry Away!
- Strength in Numbers
- The Best Defence
- The Rats Emerge
- Too Horrible to Die
- Verminous Valour
- Warpbomb
- Warp Discharge
- Warp Frenzy
- Warp Lightning Rod
- Warp-Quake
High Elves:
- Loec's Shroud
- Martial Prowess
- Martial Mastery
- Loose!
- Volley of High Arrows
- Aura of Protection
- Wake of Fire
- Rebirth
- Fiery Rebirth
- Attuned to Magic
- Blizzard Aura
- Channeling Spire
- Emberstorm
- Omen of Hope
- Mighty Roar
Dark Elves:
- Murderous Prowess
- Murderous Mastery
- The Trial of Blades
- Whiplash!
- Beastslaver
- Volley of Dark Arrows
- Darken the Skies
- Strength Through Spite
- Witchbrew
- Barbed Net
- Another Takes its Place
- Assassin's Trophy
- Black Lotus
- Dark Venom
- Wail of Malice
- Aura of Agony
- Aura of Ardour
- Abyssal Howl
- Crowfeast
Tomb Kings:
- The Curse
- Tombstrike
- The Curse of Djaf
- Curse of Khsar
- Reanimate
- My Will Be Done
- Restore
- Stone Shaper
- Wrath of the Creator
- Death from Above
- Covenant of Power
- Spirit Conduit
- Realm of Souls Tier 1
- Realm of Souls Tier 2
- Realm of Souls Tier 3
Vampire Coast:
- Extra Powder (Vampire Coast)
- The Hunger
- All Hands Hoay!
- Hornswaggle
- Taunt
- Abandon Ship! (ability)
- Enrage
- Enchanted Ballistics
- Cackle Fruit
- More Powder!
- Bomb-Throw
- Dead Eyes
Legendary Lord specific:
Azhag
Skarsnik
Wurrzag
Grimgor Ironhide
Grom the Paunch
Markus Wulfhart
Boris Todbringer
Thorgrim
- High King
- Oath of Vengance
Ungrim Ironfist
Grombrindal the White Dwarf
Belegar
Mannfred von Carstein
Heinrich Kemmler
Vlad von Carstein
Isabella von Carstein
The Red Duke (Playable upon confederation)
Kholek Suneater
Malagor the Dark Omen
Morghur the Shadowgave
Fay Enchantress
King Louen Leoncoeur
Alberic de Bordelaux
Repanse de Lyonesse
Orion
Durthu
Sisters of Twilight
Drycha
Wulfrik the Wanderer
Throgg
Kroq-Gar:
Nakai the Wanderer
Tiktaq'to
Gor-Rok
Mazdamundi
Deathmaster Snikch
Ikit Claw
Lord Skrolk
Queek Headtaker
Tretch Creventail
Throt the Unclean
Malekith:
Morathi
Hellebron:
Lokhir Fellheart
Malus Darkblade
Alith Anar:
Tyrion
Teclis
Alarielle the Radiant
Eltharion
Imrik
High Queen Khalida
Settra the Imperishable
Arkhan the Black
Grand Hierophant Khatep
Aranessa Saltspite
Count Noctilus
Cylostra Direfin
Luthor Harkon
Breath attacks
- Pestilential Breath
- Dark Fire of Chaos
- Soporific Breath
- Noxious Breath
- Sun Dragon's Breath
- Moon Dragon's Breath
- Star Dragon's Breath
- Fiery Breath
- Frost Breath
- Death Shriek
Certain mounts only:
- Bloodroar
- Swarm of Flies
- Unholy Clamour
- Wall of Unholy Sound
- Bloodshield of Khaine
- Fury of Khaine
- Scorch
- Billowing Death
- Pestilent Breath
- Burning Alignment
- Portent of Warding
- Arcane Configuration
- Locus of Power
- Covenant of Power
Unique spells
- Main article: Unique spells.
Unique spells are specific to one or two characters, and do not truly belong to a regular lore of magic.